Is this still viable this build? I'm mainly using armor hardeners and boosts right now.
Also why does it have a shield resistance amplifier?

Is school in session yet? I've skilled into both Saga and Methana but I don't last long. my biggest issue is the poor handling and how exposed the driver and gunner are to small arms fire. That and when I bump into something even at medium speeds, the LAV explodes gloriously. I think I'm better suited on foot for now.

How do you deal with a basic three Proximity Mine trap? I haven't seen any LAVs withstand them unless I place them wrong and they all don't trigger. Your setup has made my level one Swarmer not worth the clone. What's required to survive basic mines from all from an Assault person(not spending SP on anti-armor)? Is it possible? Just curious if LAVs will ever not have to worry about non Anti-armor fitting (3 A/V grenades OR 3 proximity mines, basically one slot from standard attack fitting).

So what do you do when you need to capture a base? 170,200 ISK is a lot to just leave hanging around.

IMO, it should be tankier; my current LAV fit doesn't have a problem with swarms because it can take a few hits before getting into cover- AV grenades are a different story, since you'll get hit by 3 of them before the LAV gets up to speed.

Bojo - What is your opinion about the torque increase modules? I'm not by my PS3 so I can't remember the exact name - I think Jovian Powerplant. Does not increase top speed but assuming it increases acceleration (have not confirmed this by testing).

I may be imagining it, but I seem to be able to control the LAV when I have at least one fitted.

Bojo/McBob - thanks for the replies. Will you be doing any updated fittings for the LAVs? Maybe 4 or 5 fittings for each that we could try out/piggyback off/ customize? Would like to see what other people have come up with.

On a related note, does the bojo school have a public chat channel?

Been toying around with the Creon Methana they've been giving away. My set up uses a damage control unit and active heat sink in the high slots with armor plating, armor repair, and energized plating in the low slots. And of course the scatter blaster. Definitely pretty fun, this was just the push I needed to finally convince myself to spec into LAVs.

that aside Bojo do you plan on making one for the shield one as the link posted is now locked. i do like seing more LAV's. i prefer shield just for swarms are my biggest pain as they are most common AV weapon i run into and would like more update to date suggestions for mine.

I'm a logi so I forgo an active armor repper for 2 plates and an active armor resistance module, plus a damage control. I'm also addicted to active scanners so they get put on as well. I'll try and only be in the open in hostile areas while I have both modules on (which lasts a full minute) then jump back in to cover. I can hop out then, and repair any damage as necessary. With the most expensive version of that I can get up to about 3200 HP, and then the +34% (i think?) resist from resistance modules (DC and armor). This means my EHP is about 4300ish. AND My field mechanics isn't even level V yet.

When I switch to my LAV driver dropsuit, I can have a repair tool that will repair vehicles for >115 HP/s plus skill bonuses (still not sure they apply), which is basically equivalent to a light armor repairer without a cooldown.

If you catch me without those modules inactive though, I'll melt after just 2 AV grenades I think.

just an idea but have you tried a shield repper and shield extender on the high, a armor repper, a cpu upgrade and a armor hardener for the low slots? i just fitted that and it worked for my just on fitting. had about 1000 shield and 1889 armor (the credron methana). it would have both shields and armor and a repper for both. it going to see how works on a normal methana once i get it.

well i tried to see how fast i could get a methana to go today, it turns out the answer is far too fast. I dumped everything and just went for speed, I stuck 2 altered nanfibre chassis mods on and a jovian powerplant, for the high slots i fitted a nitrous booster and a shield extender so i had some tank, the basic speed was listed as 52m/s. called it in in manus peak OMS spent the 3 minutes the LAV survived barely avoiding crashes, fishtailing, and swearing my head off. I also spent a significant time airborne

I hit an lav the other day with 2 complex damage mods and a level 4 breach forge gun and it lived.....barely had any armor left but it survived... I was like ... O.O something worth hunting! then i got sniped in the head.

I dont know if it was Bojo or not but i applaud you!

level 5 weaponry
level 5 forge gun
level 3 advanced fg
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level 4 breach fg + 2 complex damage mods with level 3 heavy suit.

This is my standard Tank killer setup i run in pub mode which 1 shots militia tanks and most lav's....

You almost made me bring out my proto with 3 complex damage mods and my fg. but too many snipers on the field
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I also drive a methana and I do like that jeep alot. I have FM V and Shields IV, circuitry 5 and power 5. So i can load anything i want. Trying to find a good fit.

I appreciate this blog

is putting a shield rep on my lav worth the decrease in resistance? thinking about trying it out but not sure

There is some useful discussion in this thread, but is the original post current as of this build? Have you edited it Bojo?

Heard they're bringing the infantry repair tool back for the logi LAVs. Hope a convoy of these things start to rule the battlefield.

If you know of any more useful information and knowledge that you would like to pass on about Light Attack Vehicles primarily used against infantry, feel free to post on this thread.

Version 2.0. Thank you to gbghg from L.O.T.I.S, General Grodd from Ahrendee Mercenaries, and a hobo with a minigun. Your help was really useful in the testing! One thousand blessings of grace!

im just hoping reddit holds some truth to it.. I am finding it hard to believe everything in it.

i know, I have been trying but its hard to find it actually worth doing at times.

Something I just realised, if you decide to go with missiles and have a high enough level in circuitry and combat engineering you can switch the nanofibre plates for polycrystalline plates. Can add about 200 extra armour with field mechanics LV5

well im only sitting on armor enhancement? level 3, im not an armor guy, im a shield a guy so it was pushing the PG to have nanofibre. well just waiting for the reset to redo the skills some more.

your in the same idea as me, i hate when im shield tanking and i lose some armor but not enough to die from but its the trade off I'll take for higher resistance to the most common av weapons swarms and an av nades.

Okay bumping this back up for the ignorant masses today, was using my cycled missile variant with hunter junko gunning for me, we got an orbital and had some fantastic times killing turrets and turning red berries into jam. This thing can take 2 rail guns hit in succession and still be alive if you get the DCU on.

well that's good, im kindof waiting for the update for someone to actually say the LLAV got its repper back. LAV can tank ok vs installations, not so well vs any HAV.

I am disappointed that they made a new type of LAV and instead of making a more tanked version or a attack platform the just toke the MTL and beefed up its speed and made it cost as much as the LLV and call it the scout LAV... this is in no way helpful.

i tired making a bare bones LLAV but there was no built in repper.

im pretty sure the last on was active so if it back it should be active.

tested, no infantry repper in LLAVs, so reddit lied

hey bojo have you seen any new ways to tank up a methana now for uprising with the decreased PG?

Think I found a god-set up

2 Azeoptric Ward Shield Extenders, 60 mm Nanofibre Plates, and CPU/PG Upgrades

I took so much damage with it my head spun. I got hit by swarms, a tank, and a forge all in one sitting and still managed to go off and repair my Methana that had >1/3 armor left.

I think I'll make a different methana post on it and I will need to do some more research into it, but it looks promising.

PS: I lost the methana when it got it's wheels stuck in the air balancing on a hill

I'll try it out, but tbh I prefer to drive sagas now.

It's the built in resistance to swarms, it makes a huge difference and the saga 2 has a built on hardener and turret. Add on the fact that I got them when they were 15k they only cost me about 100k a piece.

Swap one Azeo Extender with a booster than. It should fit(? since they have close PG reqs) and it'll provide somewhat similar albeit less EHP, while giving you lower downtime. Though you'll still have to find that supply depot for armor reps.